Rain Dove Dubilewski Instagram – This is @mothernaturesmountain my mother. A lot of people say they find it peculiar that I call her “mother” as I prefer speaking in neutral language entirely. However, when things healed and grew between us, we made a promise. She would call me her “child” or by name to respect my neutrality. And I would call her my mother (she/her) to respect her as well. We’ve grown a lot since that pact and continue to do so- she’s a really amazing being who lives a very incredible lifestyle.
For those who wonder, yes. This is very much the way I grew up (different location though). Books and birds were my television and manual labor was a part of the daily routine. Something You just did, and felt within the vibration of Your instincts. A lot of the values I hold today stem from this upbringing. Satiation with simplicity. Enjoyment of a days work. Love for existence as a center. To outsiders, seeing my 7 year old self carry a 50lb bag of grain or muck out a stall for the weekend- it may seem horrific. But for me, I have a lot of good memories of pride in every drop of sweat. And the magic of retiring to evenings of fireflies, singing frogs and meals made mostly with foraged ingredients. Throughout my career in the world of entertainment and fashion- there’s been intense ups and downs. However, with any body slam- in the depths of darkness- I’ve had the knowledge that I could survive wherever a forest may be found with nothing more than willpower and observation. If everything was lost, I knew how to make a fire from earth and clean water with its dead embers. I knew I could find joy with bare feet in the dirt and the sound of the wind through the leaves. And when no forest can be found, simply laying on my stomach in the grass looking for four leaf clovers or watching ants work with each other- is delightful.
I still have many struggles. And life will bring more to come. And I may not have all things figured out. But I have that. Thanks mom.
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